Am I the only one who is psyched Beyonce sang the Anthem and not Ted Nugent?

by Steve Krakauer, CNN1/21/2013 5:35:54 PM

And of course - Beyonce.

by Gregory Wallace, CNN1/21/2013 5:38:38 PM

In his inaugural address, Obama offers some clues as to the elements of his second-term agenda.

"But we have always understood that when times change, so must we; that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges; that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action," he said.

On foreign policy, Obama said: "We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war. ... But we are also heirs to those who won the peace and not just the war, who turned sworn enemies into the surest of friends, and we must carry those lessons into this time as well. We will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law."

by Gregory Wallace, CNN1/21/2013 5:40:29 PM

Obama and Biden, accompanied by congressional leaders of both parties, just walked through the Capitol rotunda to the Senate side of the building.

by Dana Davidsen, CNN1/21/2013 5:41:47 PM

CNN's Dana Bash reports the president will now participate in a cabinet nomination signing ceremony. Then he will attend the inaugural luncheon at the Capitol.

by Dana Davidsen, CNN1/21/2013 5:44:23 PM

President Obama just formally nominated four members to his Cabinet, including former Sen. Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense, Sen. John Kerry as secretary of state, White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew for secretary of the treasury and chief counterterrorism adviser John Brennan as head the C.I.A. These nominations must be confirmed by the Senate.

by Gregory Wallace, CNN1/21/2013 5:46:55 PM

CNN Senior Political Analyst David Gergen says this was one of the most important speeches of Obama's presidency because it offered a window into his conscience.

by Steve Krakauer, CNN1/21/2013 5:50:17 PM

Dana Bash interviewing Rep. John Lewis now live on CNN.

by Gregory Wallace, CNN1/21/2013 5:50:48 PM

As tens of thousands of people leave the Mall, the Washington mass transit system says there are "heavy crowds" at one of the nearby stations.

"I did everything possible today to keep from crying," Rep. John Lewis told CNN's Dana Bash after watching President Obama take the Oath of Office on Martin Luther King Jr.'s Bible.

by Steve Krakauer, CNN1/21/2013 5:56:45 PM

"It was a very progressive speech," says Jimmy Carter to Dana Bash now live on CNN.

by Dana Davidsen, CNN1/21/2013 5:58:37 PM

CNN's Dana Bash talking with former President Jimmy Carter in the Capitol Rotunda. He said he was "impressed with the inauguration's diversity." Carter also noted there was less excitement today than there was four years ago.

Carter said he has been close to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the past four years but has not had as much contact with the White House.

The line for the two food trucks on 15th St. near the White House - Crepe Love and Cirque Cuisine - stretched down the block. Customers were spending close to an hour in line, although nobody seemed perturbed.

by Steve Krakauer, CNN1/21/2013 6:28:10 PM

Did The Obamas make it work? "On a scale of 1 to 10 I give her a 100," he says of Michelle's dress.

With hundreds of thousands of people in attendance, there were bound to be a few with ailments at the inauguration.

CNN's Alli Brennan spoke with Lynn Selawski, the head nurse at first aid station four in Freedom Plaza:

She said their station had been relatively slow. Mainly kids with cold feet, but that the stations up the mall had been busier. Said one person went into cardiac arrest, that the station did CPR on the person. She didn't know the outcome.

CNN's Jennifer Liberto reports:

The first aid station near 15th and Pennsylvania Avenue had treated about 25 patients who were cold, plus a few headaches, said John Trawinski with U.S. Department of Health.